WalksInDarkness
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Hi All,
I am now wondering if there is a necessary break-in period for audio components (scratch)???
It is well known that some speakers take a few hours until they reach maximum performance. But what I didn't consider, was the other electronic components need to be run for a while too. My coworker is an Electircal Engineer (as well as the owner of a Bad-Ass Audi "S4"), and he said that some things in the system like capacitors need to be cycled a bunch of times before reaching thier potential.
The reason I am writing all this, is that at first my stereo sounded like crap. I was constantly adjusting the Bass/Mid/Treble levels. Today just for kicks I put them all back at zero. I put in my favorite CD, and now after about 50 hours it seems to sound WAY better. At first I thought I was loosing my sanity, but after my friends comments I think it might be true. Not that the stereo sounds great, but at least now it doesn't sound bad.
What is your opinion???
I am now wondering if there is a necessary break-in period for audio components (scratch)???
It is well known that some speakers take a few hours until they reach maximum performance. But what I didn't consider, was the other electronic components need to be run for a while too. My coworker is an Electircal Engineer (as well as the owner of a Bad-Ass Audi "S4"), and he said that some things in the system like capacitors need to be cycled a bunch of times before reaching thier potential.
The reason I am writing all this, is that at first my stereo sounded like crap. I was constantly adjusting the Bass/Mid/Treble levels. Today just for kicks I put them all back at zero. I put in my favorite CD, and now after about 50 hours it seems to sound WAY better. At first I thought I was loosing my sanity, but after my friends comments I think it might be true. Not that the stereo sounds great, but at least now it doesn't sound bad.
What is your opinion???
